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luis rojas
01-25-2008, 07:21 AM
Hi: I recently buy a MR EP V Darth Vader malfunctioning lightsaber. I try to replace a capacitor (wich I think is the hole problem with the sound board) so I desolder it. Right now I can't find it to get a replacement. Does anybody could tell me the voltage (volts or V) and capacitance (uf or mf) of it. If you have a Vader sound board is the big brown cilindrical piece in the middle. It has the voltage and capacitance printed in one side. Thanks a lot.

Hasid Lafre
01-25-2008, 09:48 AM
Iam looking at my mr vader board and I dont see this capaciter you are talking about.

Ghostbat
01-25-2008, 10:41 AM
So far the best pic of the vader board I can find is here: http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com/showthread.php?t=2613&highlight=vader+board

which tells me absolutely nothing :)

You are referring to the component left of center next to the row of brown disc capacitors?

What we really need is someone who is using a vader board who has it open at the moment and could snap a shot. My MR boards are put together pretty radically different than that one and have two larger capacitors mounted horizontally rather than vertically.

Jay-gon Jinn
01-25-2008, 11:07 AM
Pics like these?
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o141/Jay-gon_Jinn/My%20Second%20Chrome%20MHS%20and%20Hardware%20Sabe r/2nd-MHS-hardware-saber-2.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o141/Jay-gon_Jinn/My%20Third%20MHS%20and%20Sinktube%20Saber/000_0431.jpg

Hasid Lafre
01-25-2008, 11:39 AM
My vader board is blue, its form an 05 vader.

Darth_DevilGuy
01-25-2008, 11:49 AM
it'd be nice to see a pic otherwise it's kinda hard to tell you anything.

Hasid Lafre
01-25-2008, 12:04 PM
But there is a pic a post above mine.

luis rojas
01-25-2008, 01:39 PM
The piece that i'm talking about is that black cilinder thingy in the middle

Hasid Lafre
01-25-2008, 05:55 PM
I thought that ws the motion sensor?

Ghostbat
01-25-2008, 07:58 PM
The piece that i'm talking about is that black cilinder thingy in the middle

That's what I thought, Jay-gon, any chance you could let us know what the markings on that piece say? It looks like a pretty run of the mill part so once you have those you could get it from mouser, all electronics or (if you must) radio shack.

luis rojas
01-25-2008, 09:00 PM
The motion sensor are the black ones on the edge of the board (swing) the clash sensor is on the top ,attached to the leds of the blade. PLease let me kwon what does it say. Thanks

Hasid Lafre
01-26-2008, 10:08 AM
I would but I just shipted mine out.

Darth Morbius
01-27-2008, 07:48 AM
Looking at my two MR boards I have sitting here it looks like it could be 100uf 16V on that capacitor, but it's hard to tell because the markings are wrapped around the top and bottom on the wrapping and it is slightly illegible...

Let me take a look at a few more of the YL078 boards and see if I can discern it better.

-- *edit- I just checked my other Vader boards and it is confirmed: 100uf 16V (However there is no tolerance listed on it.)

luis rojas
01-27-2008, 05:34 PM
Thanks a lot I will buy some of those later. Thanks again Darth Mobius

Darth Morbius
01-29-2008, 12:15 AM
No problem luis!